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The Ramayana: The Abduction of Sita:
Little Did animates a nine-minute excerpt from Indian epic “The Ramayana” via colorful and engaging overhead projections with found images from Indian shadow puppets set to a live sitar cover of The Beatles “Within You Without You.” The piece premiered as part of Rachel Feinstein’s “Last Days of Folly” event in Madison Square Park presented by Madison Square Park Conservancy’s Mad. Sq. Art.
Co-Artistic Director/Master Designer: Jessica Marie Lorence
Co-Artistic Director/Musical Director: Luke Santy
Digital Puppet Construction: Jane Clausen
Additional Design: Katarra Peterson
Puppeteers: Sara Jane Munford and Georgina GrisoldWithin You Without You was first released 01 June 1967 by The Beatles (Sgt. Pepper’s)

The Lost Children
A live shadow puppet show created for XPT 2009 at the Atlanta Center for Puppetry Arts.
Direction and Lead Design by Jessica Marie Lorence
Additional Design by Katarra Peterson
Music Composed by Luke Santy
Narration by Patrick Martin
Puppeteers: Gillian, Caitlin, Mauree and Melissa

Legs on ‘Oliday
Legs on ‘Oliday is a puppet dance choreographed for a company of legs. It has been performed at a gala event fundraiser for our buddies, No. 11 Productions, and at a Great Small Works Spaghetti Dinner.
Direction and Lead Design by Jessica Marie Lorence
Additional Design by Emily Norton
Music Arranged by Luke Santy
Puppeteers: Luke Santy, Emily Norton, and Sarah WhalenJolly Holiday is a song from Walt Disney’s film Mary Poppins. It was composed by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.

Rocky Raccoon
A live shadow puppet show created for Jessica Marie Lorence’s senior thesis “Super Happy Fun Time Puppet Cabaret” at Skidmore College.
Direction and Lead Design by Jessica Marie Lorence
Character Design by Katarra Peterson
Music Arranged and Conducted by Luke SantyRocky Raccoon was first released 22 November 1968 by The Beatles (White Album)

The Mariner’s Revenge:
A live bunraku piece created for Jessica Marie Lorence’s senior thesis “Super Happy Fun Time Puppet Cabaret” at Skidmore College.
Direction and Lead Design by Jessica Marie Lorence
Additional Design by Emily Norton
Music Arranged and Conducted by Luke Santy
Fight Choreography by Doug SeldinThe Mariner’s Revenge Song was first released 22 March 2005 by The Decemberists (Picaresque)

Diamond Dogs: Man’s Best Friend
A live shadow puppet/film hybrid set to the music of David Bowie for Band of Puppets Fest in November 2011 at The Bushwick Starr
Performers: Emily Norton, Luke Santy, Sarah Whalen
Director/Lead Designer: Jessica Lorence
Sound and Video Designer: Luke Santy
Character Designer: Emily Norton
Background Designer: Katarra Peterson
Videographer: Ariella GoldsteinSongs: The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels for the album “Hours…”. Diamond Dogs written by David Bowie and featured on the album of the same name. “The Man Who Sold the World” written by David Bowie and featured on the album of the same name.

2001: A Space Odyssey
A new piece created for Sinking Ship Productions‘ Puppet Playlist 15: Playlist Goes to the Movies.
Direction and Lead Design by Jessica Marie Lorence
Additional Design by Jane Clausen
Music Arranged and Performed by Luke Santy
Puppeteers: Alison Novelli, Leslie Redman, Jessica Marie Lorence
Little Girl: Elizabeth SpanoAlso Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and featured in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey